Twelve years have passed since the early outlooks of applying genomic selection (GS) to
forest tree breeding, initially based on deterministic simulations, soon followed by empirical …

High-throughput genotyping boosts genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in crop
species, leading to the identification of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated …

Plant genome sequences catalogue genes and the genetic elements that regulate their
expression. Such inventories further research aims as diverse as mapping the molecular …

Ethiopia is recognized as a center of diversity for barley, and its landraces are known for the
distinct genetic features compared to other barley collections. The genetic diversity of …

Wheat stripe rust (caused by Puccinia striiformis f. tritici Erikss.) causes severe yield losses
worldwide. Due to the continuous appearance of new stripe rust races, resistance has been …

Key message A new gene Rph28 conferring resistance to barley leaf rust was discovered
and fine-mapped on chromosome 5H from wild barley. Abstract Leaf rust is a highly …

Background DNA marker profiles play a crucial role in the identification and registration of
germplasm, as well as in the distinctness, uniformity, and stability (DUS) testing of new plant …

Abstract Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability (DUS) is an intellectual property system
introduced in 1961 by the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants …

The usefulness of genomic prediction (GP) for many animal and plant breeding programs
has been highlighted for many studies in the last 20 years. In maize breeding programs …

Genebank genomics promises to unlock valuable diversity for plant breeding but first, one
key question is which marker system is most suitable to fingerprint entire genebank …